NEW DELHI: The
Intelligence Fusion
and Strategic Operations (
IFSO
) unit of the Delhi Police
Special Cell
is questioning the
Taiwanese national
who was caught by the CISF with over 60
SIM cards
at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on December 18, officials said on Monday.
According to officials, the 29-year-old Taiwanese national was caught with 67 illegally activated Indian SIM cards and mobile phones.
Officials said that a special cell of the IFSO (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations) unit of
Delhi police
is investigating the matter.
He was apprehended by security agencies and handed over to the Delhi Police Airport unit. The case has now been transferred to the IFSO unit of the Special Cell, and they are conducting an investigation, they said.
Special Cell officials are currently interrogating the Taiwanese national, Jhin Ping Lai, to determine where he obtained the SIM cards, they said.
They are also seeking information on the purpose of using the more than five dozen illegal SIM cards recovered, officials added.
According to the FIR, a case has been registered against Jhin Ping Lai under Section 420 at Delhi IGI Airport on December 18. He was arrested based on profiling.
"The belongings of the passenger were checked by CISF, and 67 Indian SIM Cards of 'Airtel' along with 02 mobile phones were recovered from him. Initial investigation reveals that SIM cards were obtained using illegal documents of Indian citizens, and when they were contacted, they were not aware of these SIM cards," stated the FIR.
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